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- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
reforms—beyond those imposed by the international lenders—the prime minister is bolstering trust and confidence, Papalexopoulos says. It’s a sentiment shared by Alexander Macridis (MBA 1991), president and CEO of the plumbing and industrial View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
Observes Steven B. Lipner (PMD 57, 1989), Microsoft’s director of security assurance, “With organizations moving to a higher level of connectivity via the Internet, security has become a major issue for everybody, both suppliers and... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
firms), the awareness will permeate the ecosystem. —Boris Tsimerinov (PLDA 16, 2017) you have signed up suppliers, but quality over quantity is mandatory, and the best ones are often the hardest. Do the suppliers have the structure and... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
strong relationships with our suppliers that we easily convinced them to extend us additional terms to fill that first big order. We shipped the product and waited. Day 30 arrived and a check did not. On Day 45 we received another order... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
but of the whole information processing industry, arguably the most important industry of the second half of the twentieth century. Intel was “just another component supplier” in the eyes of IBM in 1981. In 1996 this particular component View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Priceline's Jay Walker: The Future is Wow
convenient place to shop ("7-Eleven is more convenient, but it doesn't have the retail share Wal-Mart has"), the discount retailer gained market supremacy by proclaiming, and delivering, "always the lowest price" -- typically by wringing out every possible cost factor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
completion of his HBS degree marks a final step toward a long-held dream: to return to India and join the TVS Group, an umbrella for 32 holding companies that represents the country’s largest supplier of automotive parts. The $1.5 billion... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
clean energy technology, and customer demand for products and services. Another case looks at Norsk Gjenvinning, Norway’s largest supplier of recycling and environmental services, which was purchased by a private equity fi rm in 2012.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
seals for automotive parts suppliers such as AutoZone and Parts Plus. Developed in 1997, the line continues to expand and contribute to the company’s overall sales, which totaled $2.6 billion in 2002. Delivering on the Details When Lauri... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
on how to succeed in the new economy. “We look at how the Internet can enhance our business by improving communication with both our customers and our network of suppliers around the world,” he explains. A quality-control problem at a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
relationships with bankers, customers, and suppliers necessarily do better? “It was a big surprise to us to find that companies with long-standing relationships don’t necessarily do better,” said Oberholzer-Gee. In fact, Chinese firms... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
publishing industry today ships books to stores and waits for customers to purchase them. James Patterson represents the age of brands, in which a supplier builds a persistent demand and designs production to perpetuate that brand’s most... View Details
- 06 Feb 2020
- News
HBS Alumni Join Forces on Virus Outbreak in China
February 6, the Task Force—which runs a donor-supplier marketplace—has sourced and connected donors with medical suppliers from more than seven countries and three continents. Supplies include 35,700 medical coveralls, 208,000 medical-use... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
that, how to share information efficiently within a company, new ways to share information with suppliers and customers — those elements of the new economy are unstoppable. How job has changed in last five years Dramatic growth. Five... View Details
- 13 Jul 2011
- News
China Boot Camp
’76) of Esquel Group (the world’s largest manufacturer of woven shirts), Bruno Filipi (AMP 164, 2003) of Coca-Cola, and Alexander H.K. Zhang (MBA ’07), founder of Clear Suppliers Corporation, all opened their doors to the group, while HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
increasing number of red flags, he had to consider not only his US employer and his HBS position, but also his local client, his client's employees and their families, customers throughout the region, and all the suppliers for the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
are on the increase. These substitutes compete directly with traditional media for advertisers' marketing dollars. Similarly, mergers between media providers and content suppliers (such as news and entertainment programming) also... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
disputed pipeline fees, unsigned contracts, bad faith, and, ultimately, failed negotiations. Although other neighboring countries had had similar problems with Ukraine, the shutoff was a PR disaster for Gazprom, which had enjoyed a long-standing reputation as a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
suppliers and providers adhere to Aracruz's environmental principles. The company is also involved in both the public and private sectors in fostering legislation and policy that will enhance sustainable development. That proactive... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
Illustration by Chris Gash Last spring, as the number of air travelers plummeted, airlines and their meal suppliers were left holding the bag—an enormous snack bag filled with individually wrapped cookies, salted pretzels, and cheese... View Details